This week I want you to imagine that you are the president and you are confronted with the situation President Obama faces. You've promised to pull troops out of Afghanistan, and want to leave behind a country that is stable - if nothing else.
Then someone burns a Koran and the country seems set to explode.
So what do you do?
The Constitution grants military and diplomacy powers, but there are a range of actors that can constrain you both abroad and at home, and of course whatever you do has to be dome with some eye on the 2012 election.
150 words at minimum, write as much as you like though.
